Whisk



Dec. 1, 1931. s. G. WILSON 1,834,909

WHISK Filed Aug 3, 1929 4 VII/11111 I v I "14 5 j III I mm; 26

J 5e hma747zw i 'KLINGLER, OF RIVERSIDENEW JERSEY Patented Dec. 1, 1931 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE STEPHEN G. WILSON, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR F ONE-FOURTH "TO JESSE L. MANNING, OF ARDMORE, PENNSYLVANIA, ONE-FOURTH TO HUGO W. ZINTNER, 0F PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, AND ONE-FOURTH T'O PAUL C.

. WHISK Application filed August 3, 1929. Serial No. 383,341.

A The object of this invention is to devise a novel renewable whisk wherein when the brushportion is worn out it can be readily A renewed.

In Whisks as ordinarily manufactured the handle is fixedly connected with the dowel stick of the whiskto which the straws are fastened so that when the brush portion of the whisk is worn out the entire whisk must be thrown away,,handle and all.

: .With-the above and other objects in view, as will hereinafter more clearly appear, my invention comprehends a novel renewable whisk.

Itfurthercomprehends a novel renewable whiskwherein the handle is connected with the Iwhisk by means of a'manually actuated locking plunger or push button. I I further comprehends a novel whisk having a removable'handle and a spring member within said handle adapted to be received by thedowel stick, the'handle proper being provided with spring fingers, t eir ends brought together to encircle said spring member, and.

having means to interlock with the spring member and the spring member being adapted to. extend through the upper end of the handle to receive and resiliently retain a ring, said ringholdingvsaid spring member in place. p v It further comprehends a novel construction of a handle, a novel construction of a spring member, and novel means for interlocking the handle and spring member With the dowel stick. 7 I I Other novel features of construction and advantage will hereinafter clearly. appear in the detailed description and the appended claims.

' For the purpose of illustrating the invention, I have shown in the accompanying drawings 'a typical embodiment 'of it, which, in practice, will give, reliable and satisfactory results. It is, however, to be understood that this embodiment is typical only and that the various instrumentalities of whichmy inventi'on. consists can be" variously arranged and organized, and the invention is not limited to the precise arrangement and organization of these instrumentalities as herein set forth.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a whisk embodying my invention.

Figure 2 is a sectional elevation of'the handle.

Figure 3 is a side elevation of the handle partly in section to show the manually actuated spring pressed plunger.

Figure 4. is a plan view of the manually actuated plunger and its spring.

Figure'5 is a section showingthe manner in which the plunger interlocks with the handle.

Similar numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts.

Referring to the drawings 1 designates a Whisk embodying my invention.' 2 designates the dowel stick to which are connected the straws in any desired or conventional manner. The dowel stick is pro vided with a laterally disposed opening 3 which is closed at one end, opens at its other end through the periphery of the dowel stick,

and which is adapted to receive a manually actuated plunger or push-button 4 which is moved outwardly by means ofa spring 5. The plunger 4 is preferably formed by a stamping to form a cup-shaped member to receive the spring 5 and itis formed into a cylindrical body portion having the slots 6. The plunger 4 is provided with a shoulder 7 and with an outwardly extending pressure piece 8 which is adapted to be manually actuated to effect the rel-ease of the plunger from the handle 9. The handle 9 is also preferably formed from a stamping to provide the outwardly extending collar 10 to receive the end of the dowel stick and the flathead 'handle with the dowel stick. -The spring member'l? has extending upwardly from the sections of the split collar 16 the sides 19 which at their: upper portion are deflected 5 downwardly and inwardly as at 20 and then the spring member 17.

The shoulders of the whisk are covered by a shield 24 having the upwardly extending cap-L 25 which receives the headformed by the upper terminal portion 26-of the whisk straws and it; willbe understood that this capf2b is aperture'd to permit the dowel stick 2 to pass therethrough. v r v v The parts when assembled appear as in Figure 1. Thefshield 24Iis applied to the shoulders of the whisk, thespring memberIT having been assembled-with respect to the handle 9,, and itfwillbe seen that when the 7 ring 23 is inserted through the loop 21 the spring member17 will resiliently secureit I in assembledposition with respect to the liandle and is itself held in place by said ring 23. Thedepressions 14 in the handle 9 are intera'o locked with" the openings 18 in the split collar 1'6so thatthesp-ring member 17, the ring 23, and th'elhandle 9 arepermanently locked together in assembled position. When the handle and spring member and' ring as a unit are assembled with the dowel stick the push-buttonfor spring pressed plunger twill have its pressure member 8 extending through a an aperture 15 so that the handle will be locked in assembled position on the dowel stick. When, however, the straws of the whiskbecome worn out and are to be discarder it 'is'not necessary to throw away the entire jwhisk handle, and all, but the shield 24 and the'handle asa unit can be readily removed by pressing inwardly the push button 4, and the handle after'being removed can be assembled with-respect to the dowel stick of a new whisk v I The spring fi ers 12 of the handle 9 converge downwardly with spring tension and interlock'with the split collar 16 of the spring member 17 which holds said finger in a circular position so'that the effect of a' closed handle is provided with the sides tapering downwardlyL The split collar, holds the spring fingers 12 in a circular position so that the handle is easily slipped into and removed from" assembled position with respect to the dowel stick;

The shield '24 is preferably made of a 6? 'loekediinposition "the shield will resiliently position thevring 23, which in turn retainsf advantages stainpifngand it is cut outso that it resilient- 1y engages the shoulders of the whisk and 7 press against the inner ends of the spring fingers 12. v

It will now be apparent that I have devised a new and useful whisk which embodies the features of advantage enumerated as desirable in the statement of the invention and the above description, and while I have, in the presentinstance, shown and described a preferred embodiment thereof whichwill give in practice satisfactory and reliable results, it is to be understood that this embodimentis susceptible of modification in various particulars without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention or sacrificing any of its Having thus described my invention what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:-' V f 1. In a whisk, the combination with a dowel stick,f of a spring pressed plunger carriedby the dowel stick, a handle to engage the dowel stick having an inner resilient member and an outer member provided with spring fingers which interlock with the inner member, the'rear portion of said inner momber extending through said "outer member, said spring pressed plunger in said. dowel stick interlocking withsaid inner member and with one of said'fing'er's, and a ring-carried by said rear portion'and bearing against I said outer member to retain said handle members in assembled condition, and resiliently retained by saidinnermember in any position to which itj'is moved and thus preventsaid ring' fro'm knocking about when the whisk is in use. a j

I 2. In a whisk, the combination with a dowel stick,jof a handle comprising an outer member having downwardly and inwardly extending spring fingers provided at their lower ends with inwardly extending projections and one of them having an opening,

and an inner member having asplit collar at its lowerend having openlngs to receive the pro ect1ons' of said fingers and having an opening to register with the opening in one of said spring fingers,'said inner member extending through the upper end of said outer member to form an exterior loopya ring en gagingsaid loop and bearing against said outer member to retain saidhandle members in assembled condition and resiliently retained inpositioni by said inner member, a dowel stick tofreceive said handle and a spring pressed plunger carried by said-dowel stickrto seat in the openingsof said split collar and said finger to securesaid handle in assembled' position with respect to said dowel stick. v@ v f A dowel stick having an opening extending laterally through one side and closed at its opposite side, a spring within saidfopening, and a push-button havinga slotted recessed bodyportion to contain one end ofs'aid spring,

4. In a whisk, the combination with a dowel stick, of a handle removably carried by the dowel stick and provided with a split sleeve having an opening, said dowel stick having an opening extending through one side and closed at its opposite side, a spring within said opening, and a push-button in said opening engaged by said spring to cause the push-button to interlock with the walls of the aperture in said split sleeve.

' STEPHEN G. WILSON. 

